Lesson11. The complex sentence: present participle constructions

The present participle in place of adverbial clauses

• We often use the present participle after a ‘joining word’ (or conjunction).
• Instead of: Since we arrived here, we have made many new friends.
• We can say: Since arriving here, we have made many new friends.

Rewrite these sentences using a joining word + -ing.

• 1) They broke this window when they tried to get into the house.
• ….. They broke this window when trying to get into the house….
• 2) Though he refused to eat, he admitted he was very hungry.
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• 3) I damaged the car while I was trying to park it.
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• 4) While I agree you may be right, I still object to your argument.
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• 5) After we looked at the map, we tried to find the right street.
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• 6) Don't get into any arguments before you check your facts.
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